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The temptation is strong for this one. Not sure how long I can hold out. ha! It would really go good with the rest of my collection. I have two Fender Strats with rosewood and one with maple. I also have a Squier maple fretboard strat. All my guitars have something unique about them. I like variety.

Well, I couldn't hold out any longer and ordered it today from Sweetwater. A Christmas present to myself. That'll be my cutoff for a couple of years. I need to pay down my Sweetwater card. Too many zero interest promotions add up. lol.

Same here, I got one of these a few weeks back. Tremendous instrument. This one has a fairly pronounced V neck profile, and the '56 American Vintage pickups have a sparkly old Strat vibe particularly in the 'between' middle positions of the 5-way selector. I think Fender did a great job with this limited run.

With respect to the OP, Sweetwater did sell out. But (as of today) there are still places who have them available. Just checked this morning. Looks like Elderly, ZZounds, American Musical, Sam Ash, GC have some. Also new stock on Ebay.

Personal opinion: really a worthwhile instrument. If you are thinking about it, now may be the time...

(This message was last edited by PlexiTim at 06:41 AM, Jan 12th, 2018)

I took delivery of one of these limited edition Stratocasters yesterday. I have to say it is one of the finest guitars I have ever owned and I have owned a bunch. Fit, finish, build quality, and playability are all top notch.

Hi everyone. I just noticed my post got more responses. I don't get to look at the forum as much as I'd like to. I have to say that this guitar has become one of my favorites and is perfect as-is. One of the reasons I bought it was to have a strat with a soft V neck. I love the feel of the neck. Like everyone else says. This one is definitely one of Fender's finest.

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